Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-11

The "original peoples theatre" begins a
weeks engagement at the town hall next |
Monday, and promises to furnish abundant
fun and entertaining varieties every night
In the week for all who will come. Our
advertising columns contain the company's
announcement
Mr. Edward Crosby, who reached home
last Saturday night from his western trip,
suffered a sharp attack Of plcurisy yester
day afternoon. II was soon relieved, how
ever, and this morning Mr. Crosby seems
likely 10 he out within few days.
Miss Lucy Clisbee Of Guilford is the new
saleswoman at +. X Barrows's
our community was saddencd by the news Of
the death Of Miss Helen Bruce, youngest d0ugh.
ter Of Mr. and Mrs Reuben Bruce, which occurred
In Boston last Monday morning at the age OF 30
years. Miss Helen was young lady If rare ac
complishments In her chosen profession that Of
an artist. She was the fnvorte Of large circle
Of friends who deeply mourn her loss LyndOH
Union.
The above item from the Mclndoes cor
respondence in the Union Of March 4th will
he read with deep regret by those of our
people who learned 10 know and esteem
Miss Bruce during her residence here some
years ago, when she and her friend, Miss
Harris, occupied rooms in Crosby block, the
former giving lessons in drawing and paint
ing and the latter in music. After leaving
Brattleboro, Miss Bruce opened studio in
| Boston and soon became favorably known
as an artist, from which resulted numerous
orders for her services. Her death is be
lieved to have been due partly TO overwork
and partly to blood-poisoning from the use
of paints.
The Boston opera company, which con
sists Of the Lotus glce club with two lady
solOists, will appear in Brattleboro on Mon
day evening, 2lst inst, under the auspices
of the Wheel club.
A company Of amateurs, friends ~ Miss
Ethel Dalton, gave llowes's farce, "The
Sleeping Car" at the residence of Miss Dial
ton on Asylum street last evening The
parts were admirably taken, and the pleas
ing presentation was enjoyed and warmly
applauded by an audience which filed the
large parlors to rcpletion. Refreshments
were served at the close. and the evening
was delightful one in every way.
John Haley Of Bennington, young man
who has been at work in Putney came q
Brattleboro yesterday with pint of hard
cider which he drank and afterwards pour
ed in with it lot Of Salisbury's hop beer
with the result that he became very drunk
and was locked up. This morning he wa,
fined 50 and costs amounting to 1905
which has been paid and the young maj
has gone on his way to Marlboro.
The Association News says that one o
the members of the local Y NJ e. A..
young man but little more than thirty year,
old, has crossed the Atlantic ocean ~ times
The young man referred to is Mr. ). W
Edgett.
"A Plea for Music will be the subject o
, Rev. f, w. Whitney's lecture next Sunda,
evening.
Fred Brasor the promising young cell
, player, has gone to Boston to receive in
structiOn.
VIM Bates, who has been in the cmplo
, of Smith x Hunt for IL years. the longes
term Of service Of any workman employees
by that firm leaves next week to accept
p, situation in the Fox bakery New Norl
. city.
The asylum household were again enter
\ tanned Inst evening on the occasion of Tia
D visit of the state supervisors, DR.. Johnso
/ of the board this time giving IA lecture u
. THE Chinese in San Francisco. based upo
4 facts observed by himself in Chinatown %
. II visit there with a committee Of investga
n tion which it was his privilege To- accompnn
when in California last summer. The lea'
q that can be said Of the lecture is that it wa
Y both interesting and instructive, and afte
/ hearing it one could much more readily N
O derstand the intensity of disgust and avel
sion 10 this race universally manifested b
the American population of the l'uct
d, coast. This effort un the part of the boar
! to do something for the inmates Of the aSl
/. lum in this way hears the best tc,timon
!. possible To their personal as well
:. official interest in the wards of the stat
=, and is an emphatic endorsement Of the
4, approval Of the course Of entertainment
instituted and carried ont Tor the benefit
the inmates Of the asylum.
n, The following are the letters remainiI
unclaimed in the Brattleboro office Mch
Women Mrs Jennie Alg'.r, Ellen Btrrahy
~ Mrs Nellie . Burt, Alta Fisher, Mary \ l.-ah
Mrs Edna Miller Mrs r 4 II Stevens. Mrs T.
40 ThAyer. KATE Wolf.
= Men d b Blood. Seth NJ Flint, J q Hubbard.
u Y Hurd. . Hale, Walter J Himem. SAINT
johnson, Chas Powers. + Pratt, " + Peller
NJ, Jerry sullivan, Henry 7 White, VIM Whalrn, W
iV kinson Mctirrgur.
Han. It.l.,